Time management skills needed... HELP!?

Question

I'm a single mother with 100% custody of my children (15, 8,& 9). I'm in nursing school right now and I can't stay focused. I get to feeling tired and lazy. I'm not used to feeling lazy at all!!!! I tried caffeine but that doesn't keep me awake. While my kids are in school, I only got 1 chapter read. I remember a million things that I have to do. Please help me to get focused. I think they would tell me I was ADD if I was younger. :)

Answer 1

Try to get enough sleep, and get yourself to a calm environment (a library? coffee shop?). Write your to-do list before you begin so that you know that all of your other obligations are noted and will be completed later.

To get myself through grad school I wrote down all of the reasons I decided to go in the first place. Everything from "I want a job" to "I want to learn more" etc. Surprised at how many times I looked at that when things got tough, and how it inspired me.

Good luck!